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| − | + | '''Prince''' was an American pop/rock/funk singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer (June 7, 1958 - April 21, 2016), who scored his biggest hits in the 1980s: ''Little Red Corvette', ''1999'', ''When Doves Cry'' (1982), ''Purple Rain'', ''Darling Nikki'' (1984) and ''Kiss'' (1986). His most acclaimed albums are ''Purple Rain'' (1984) and ''Sign O' The Times'' (1987). | |
| − | Prince was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref> | + | His danceable songs with lustful lyrics shocked prudes, but made him one of the biggest stars of his generation. When [[Tipper Gore]] heard Prince's lyrics on a single her young daughter had bought, she was so shocked that she and a bunch of fellow censor activists founded the [[PMRC]]. |
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| + | In the 1990s, Prince changed his name into a symbol for seven years, while also fighting his record label [[Warner Brothers]] to receive more rights over his music. After his contract ended, he dropped the symbol and focused the rest of his career on releasing concerts and albums for his loyal fanbase. | ||
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| + | Prince died in 2016, surprising and shocking many people all over the world. | ||
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| + | ==Frank Zappa and Prince== | ||
| + | - ''"Prince? I think that musically he’s good, I just don’t like the packaging. I think the packaging is glove stuff."'' - Frank Zappa, ''The Music Interview with Frank Zappa'', Bill Templeton, Music, January 25 - February 6, 1985. <ref>https://www.afka.net/Articles/1985-01_Music.htm</ref> | ||
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| + | From [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]] (1989): ''"The [[Parents Music Resource Center|PMRC]]'s list of people signed to member labels of the [[Wikipedia:Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] who were 'offensive' in 1985 was pretty ridiculous. The Captain and Tennille were on it for 'Do That to Me One More Time'. [[Michael Jackson|The Jacksons]] were on for 'Torture'. [[Bruce Springsteen]] was on for 'I'm on Fire', and, of course, Prince, for the fabulous 'Darling Nikki'. Where was he throughout all this? He went apeshit and sued some spaghetti company for calling their product 'Prince', but remained curiously silent during the record-ratings stuff."'' | ||
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| + | Prince was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of ''[[The MOFO Project/Object (Fazedooh)|The MOFO Project/Object]]'' (2006) album. <ref>http://donlope.net/fz/notes/The_MOFO_Project_Object.html#Contributors</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 04:14, 11 September 2026
Prince was an American pop/rock/funk singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer (June 7, 1958 - April 21, 2016), who scored his biggest hits in the 1980s: Little Red Corvette', 1999, When Doves Cry (1982), Purple Rain, Darling Nikki (1984) and Kiss (1986). His most acclaimed albums are Purple Rain (1984) and Sign O' The Times (1987).
His danceable songs with lustful lyrics shocked prudes, but made him one of the biggest stars of his generation. When Tipper Gore heard Prince's lyrics on a single her young daughter had bought, she was so shocked that she and a bunch of fellow censor activists founded the PMRC.
In the 1990s, Prince changed his name into a symbol for seven years, while also fighting his record label Warner Brothers to receive more rights over his music. After his contract ended, he dropped the symbol and focused the rest of his career on releasing concerts and albums for his loyal fanbase.
Prince died in 2016, surprising and shocking many people all over the world.
Frank Zappa and Prince
- "Prince? I think that musically he’s good, I just don’t like the packaging. I think the packaging is glove stuff." - Frank Zappa, The Music Interview with Frank Zappa, Bill Templeton, Music, January 25 - February 6, 1985. [1]
From The Real Frank Zappa Book (1989): "The PMRC's list of people signed to member labels of the RIAA who were 'offensive' in 1985 was pretty ridiculous. The Captain and Tennille were on it for 'Do That to Me One More Time'. The Jacksons were on for 'Torture'. Bruce Springsteen was on for 'I'm on Fire', and, of course, Prince, for the fabulous 'Darling Nikki'. Where was he throughout all this? He went apeshit and sued some spaghetti company for calling their product 'Prince', but remained curiously silent during the record-ratings stuff."
Prince was also mentioned and thanked in the liner notes of The MOFO Project/Object (2006) album. [2]
